Ori Talmor

<p>Hi there!</p> <p>What can I tell you about me that is both interesting and relevant?</p> <p>I am Israeli; grew up in Israel, served in the military. But I went away as soon as I could, realizing already in my early twenties that if I stay there I will only learn more of what I wanted to forget: i will learn how to be defensive, and offensive. I will learn how to survive; I will learn how to live in a sense of threat; I will learn to look the other way when human beings are oppressed in the name of security; in the name of history; in the name of pride.</p> <p>So I went away.</p> <p>Looked for other places to become different than what Israel entailed for me.</p> <p>I got accepted to UC Berkeley and completed my BA with honorable distinction in 2009.</p> <p>And still I could not come back to Israel.</p> <p>I went to Cambodia- volunteered for eight months with women's organization, teaching, empowering, and learning. I worked with a none-governmental organization that promoted democratic capacities; transparency; justice.</p> <p>And then it was time to come back home.</p> <p>And I did.</p> <p>Money ran out and I needed to support myself.</p> <p>I worked as a lobbyist with the Israeli parliament for a year before I realized that the answer will not come from there.</p> <p>And then I knew it was time to leave again.</p> <p>An MA in Peace Studies became my new means to an end, realizing there is much for me to learn before I can become an active part of a change in my own home.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>And now, on the verge of completing this process I need to make one more step towards the finish line-- and I need your help to do that.</p> <p>Please see what you could do in order to be part of this process;</p> <p>Of my life;</p> <p>Of the lives of so many Palestinians and Israelis.</p> <p>Step by step, one person at a time- we can make a difference, we can make this a better place for us to live in so maybe my younger sister doesn't feel like she needs to run away from her own home.</p> <p>That maybe she feels proud to be part.</p> <p>To belong.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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